Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

According to census 2011 , the child sex ratio was ______ females per 1000 males.

Options:

919

909

929

939

Correct Answer:

919

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - 919

  • The ratio of females to men in the 0-6 age group is known as the child sex ratio.
  • India's child sex ratio was 927 in the census of 2001 but dropped to 919 in the census of 2011.
  • According to the 2011 Census, Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio (834 per thousand men), while Mizoram has the highest (971 females against 1000 males) among the Indian states.
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the greatest child sex ratio of any Indian Union Territory, at 968 per 1,000 men.